Calendar attachment for a wristwatch band



Dec. 15, 1970 c. G. TATE, JR 3,546,800

CALENDAR ATTACHMENT FOR A WRISTWATCH BAND Filed July 31, 1968 INVENTOR CHARLES G. TATE JR.

ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,546,800 CALENDAR ATTACHMENT FOR A WRISTWATCH BAND Charles G. Tate, Jr., 19 S. Locust Ave., North Providence, RI. Filed July 31, 1968, Ser. No. 749,049

Int. Cl. G09f 3/14 US. Cl. 40-107 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The device comprises a fiat plate of soft flexible metal such as aluminum having attached on opposite sides smaller plates which can be folded over the main plate. The main plate and the smaller plates all carry a complete month printed thereon so that the device comprises a three months calendar. The base main plate is elongated so that it can be manually wrapped around the wristwatch band and bent into place to clamp the band. As each month ends, each small plate can be bent away from the main plate and broken away and thrown away. Similarly, the main plate can be unclamped and thrown away. Thus, four of the devices can be used throughout the year for twelve months.

My present invention relates to the jewelry and novelty art and more particularly to a novel calendar attachment for a wristwatch band.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a monthly calendar which can be readily clamped to a wristwatch band.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device carrying three months which can be readily clamped to a wristwatch band.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a device, upon which a month is imprinted, which can be attached to a wristwatch band in the form of an ornament.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device carrying three months calendar which has an ornamental effect and can readily be attached to a wristwatch band without detracting from its ornamental effect.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a calendar attachment for a wristwatch band which is simple in construction and easy and economical to manufacture and assemble.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and more particularly defined in the appended claims In the drawings,

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of a wristwatch and band carrying the device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a enlarged plan view of the blank for forming the device.

FIG. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 on FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a plan view such as shown in FIG. 2 with the device in partially open position.

Most people carry Wristwatches for the purposes of telling time, and some of these Wristwatches are provided with calendar devices for showing the date. Watches which also carry the date are expensive. The persent invention is designed to provide a simple and inexpensive method of attaching a calendar to a wristwatch band so that the entire current month is immediately revealed. Attempts have been made to provide a wristwatch or wristwatch band with a monthly calendar. However, the device of the present invention is designed to carry a three months calendar thus requiring changing only four times a year.

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Referring more in detail to the drawings, illustrating my invention, the device is stamped from'a blank 10 shown in enlarged form in FIG. 2. The blank 10 is stamped from soft aluminum stock approximately .012 inch in thickness. The blank comprises an elongated central base member 11 having elongated arcuate sides 12 and 13 tapering to short ends 14. Extending integrally from the side edge 13 to the right in FIG. 2 is a generally rectangular plate 15 of the same material and connected by a short narrow integral strip 16 to the edge 13. It will be noted that the generally rectangular plate 15 is much shorter than the base 11. At the opposite wall 12, a second rectangular plate 17 identical with the plate 15 is also integrally connected to the base 11, this time by means of a narrow strip 18 approximately twice the width as the strip 16 which connects the plate 15 to the edge 13.

In preparing the member, I now imprint a months calendar on the base 11 in the central area 19 generally defined by the dotted lines 20. The assembly is now turned over to the reverse of the side shown in FIG. 2 and the plate 15 is imprinted with the month preceding the month imprinted on the base 11. The plate 17 is imprinted with two months next preceding the month imprinted on the base 11 and the month preceding the month printed on the plate 15. Thus there are three successive months imprinted on the blank, the first months on the plate 17, the next month on the plate 15 and the third month on the base 11. The surface of the device is now coated with a tinted lacquer which prevents tarnishing, protects the printed numbers from being rubbed off and provides a slight gold shade to give a pleasing appearance.

In assembly the plate 15 is now folded over the base 11 into the position shown in FIG. 4 thus exposing the printing on the plate 15. The plate 17 is now folded over on to the plate 15 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 thus exposing the month printed on the plate 17. The difference in thickness between the strips 16 and 18 now becomes apparent. Whereby the plate 15 is folded over directly on to the base 11, the plate 17 must be folded over both the base 11 and the plate 15 requiring wider portion at the hinge point 18.

Now referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, a wristwatch 21 is provided with any type of band 22 for mounting on the wrist of the wearer. The base 11 carrying the folded plates 15 and 17 is positioned transversely across the band 22 and its elongated ends 14 are folded around and under the band to clamp the device to the band. The soft aluminum, .012 inch thick, will easily be bent manually to clamp to the band. The tinted metal blends itself with the metal of the watch and of the portions of the band and is ornamental in appearance. The top surface, as seen in FIG. 1 is the top of the plate 17 and presumably carries the current month. At the end of the month the user lifts the edge of the plate and swings the plate '17 back into the position shown in FIG. 4. However, in view of the softness and thinness of the metal, a single swing back and forth will fracture the metal at the point 18 and the plate 17 will become separated from the assembly and can be thrown away. This exposes the next month on the surface of the plate 15. At the end of the following month the plate 15 can be similarly bent away from the base 11 and broken off and thrown away. This exposes the point 19 of the base 11 where the third month is imprinted. At the end of the third month the ends 14 are unbent from the wristband 22 and the base is thrown away and a new device is clamped to the base. Thus each device can be made to carry two or three months making it unnecessary to change the device on the wristband at the end of each month.

While applicant has found that a thin soft aluminum is best suitable for this purpose, other materials having similar qualities can also be used. Of course, when tinting with the clear lacquer any color can be used and the aluminum can be colored to match the particular watch band to give a gold or silver effect.

' The device of the present invention is inexpensive, easy to install and provides an entire month at a single glance. This has its-advantages over the calendar watch which only provides a one day calendar. Other advantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to a person skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. A calendar attachment for a Wristwatch band comprising an elongated base, said base being longer than the transverse width of a watch band whereby the ends of said base may be folded around the edge of a watch band, said base forming an exposed rectangular portion when said ends are folded around the edges of a watch band, and an auxiliary portion integrally connected to one side edge of said base, said auxiliary portion being foldable over said exposed rectangular portion at the integral con nection, said exposed rectangular portion and said auxil- References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/1967 Becker 40107 7/ 1969 Augustine 40-407 EUGENE R. CAPOZIO, Primary Examiner J. H. WOLFF, Assistant Examiner 

